Girdle



A. B. BECK.

' GIRDLE.

APPucATloN man mm1, 192|.

71,401,860, Patented De@.,27;1921.

A AUGUST B. BECK, UF JERSEY CII"JI"Y,NEW' JERSEY. l

GRDLE. y

'Lierse-o.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented E60. 2'?, 1921.

Application filed March 7, 1921. v Serial No. 456,410.

To all @from 'it may conce/rn.'

Be it known that i, AUGUST B. Brien, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, in the countyof'Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefullinprovementsl in Girdles; and i do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains, tomake and use the same. Y v

Vlilly invention relates to improvements in ladies girdles of the typeemploying an elastic belt which usuallyy carries hose sup porters, andthe 4principal'object of my invention is to associate a relativelynarrow strap, such as a silk or satinribbon, with the elastic belt insuch manner as to allow the user to restrict the waistline,independentlyofthe action of the elasticbelt.

.In carrying out the abovel end, a further object is to provide aygirdle composed of upper vand lower elastic bands connected by aplurality of separate inelastic strips between which rthe abovementioned strap or ribbon is laced. By this provision, not only is ltheribbon or the like properly guided and held in place, but the inelasticstrips will not under any circumstances become of greater height thanthe width of the ribbon, with the result thatmuch better results areobtained than could be had if the belt structure were elasticthroughout.

Yet another object is to provide anovel construction which prevents theusual corset fasteners which are used from coming' in contacteitherwiththe body or the apparel of the user.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction and association of parts hereinafter describedand claimed,the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying' drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view partly broken away and in section,showing a girdle constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail horizontal sectional view as indicated by line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view as designated by line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

In carrying out'my invention, l employ a relatively wide elastic beltdivided down its front and provided at its meeting ends with reinforcingstrips 1 and 2 which carry the lfront hose supporters- 3, 'similarsupporters 4 being connected in any suitable way with the back portionofthe belt. Associted with the belt and extending from end to endthereof, is a relatively narrow inelastic strap, such asa silkvo'r satinribbon.l the ends of this ribbon or the like1 being adapted to beconnected to each other, preferably by tying asv indicated at 6in Fig.2. It will thus be seen that the waist-linemay berestricted regardlessof the elastic action of the belt.

In the preferred form of construction, the belt is composed of upper andlower elastic bands 7 and 8 respectively, which are spaced apartvertically and connected at their adjacent edges by a pluralityofinelastic strips 9 which are disposed edge to edge and stitched at 10to the band. Each of the strips 9 may well be composed of two lengths ofordinary corset stay covering, stitched-together as indicated at 11.It'will be understood 'however that this construction need not befollowed in all cases. 1

The slight spaces existing' between ythe 'disconnected edges of thevertical strips 9,

constitute a plurality of vertical slots 12 through which the strap orfthe like 5v is passed. The ends of this strappreferably pass beneaththe reinforcing strips land 2, and are tied together before said stripsare connected, whereby vthe knot 6 is hidden from view when the belt iscompletely ap- Each of the reinforcing strips 1 and is preferably formedof a sheet' of fabric folded upon itself to providetwo 'plies which arestitched at their free edges to the band 8 as indicated at 13. A stay 14is positioned between the plies of the reinforcing strip 2 and carrieswell known headed studs 15 which project forwardly beyond said strip 2.Between the plies ofthe reinforcing strip 1 and spaced inwardly from thefolding line 16 of said strip, is another stay 17 having metal eyes 18which project through the inner ply for co-action with the headed studs15. The portion of the strip 1 between the stay 17 and the folding line16 constitutes a flap 19 adapted to cover the fasteners 15 and 1 8 toprevent them from injuring the users clothing and it kwill be seen thatsince the carrying stays 14 and 17 for these fasteners. are locatedbetween the inner and outer plies of the reinforcing strips l and 2,they cannot touch the esh, even if the girdle is worn directly againstthe skin.

The stays 14C and -l7'fstrengthenthe frontortion of the girdle to thedesired extent, but in most instances, the back portion ofthe belt ispreferably provided with two stays 20=whichvextend acrossthe bands `7and/8 and two of the connecting strips 9.

Attention Vmay here be directed to the fact that the vbands `i' andS'are relativelyfnarrow and wide respectively, and ify desired, inmanufacturing the girdle, the band 8 may be formed by stitching two,strips 8a together on the line 8b (see Fig. l). By this construction, itis only necessary` to carry in stock one width of elastic for theformation of the bands y7 and 8, one width of such elastic suflicing forthe band 7, While two widths are secured together for t-he band `8. Iwish it understood that while this detail of construction may befollowed if desired, it is not essential.

The `device constructed as or substantially as shown and described, maybe easily and inexpensively Vmanufactured and marketed, yet will behighly efcient and in every way desirable, particular attention beingdirected to the fact that the waistline may be restricted to any desiredextent, regardless of the elastic action of the belt. rlhe elasticity ofthis belt above and belowl the strap o, however, will gracefully mergethe restricted waistline into the adjacent portions of the ligure aswill bel readily understood. lThe manner of forming-the flap 19 toprotect the clothing against the fasteners 15 and 1S is also considereda rather important feature of the invention.

Since excellent resultsha-ve been obtained from the several detailsshown and' described, these details may be followed if desired. I wishitunderstood however that withinthe scope of the invention as claimed,numerous' changes may be made.

claim: y l. A girdle'comprising a relatively wide have its endsconnected to each other to restrict the waistline independently Vof theelasticity of the belt.

2.. A girdle comprising. a relativelywide elastic belt having connectingmeans at its ends and providedV intermediate its edges withcircumferentially spaced vertical slots, and a relatively narrowinelastic` strap passed through said slots and adaptedto have-its endsconnected to each other yto .restrict the waistline independently of theelasticity of the belt.

3. A girdle comprising a relatively wide belt formed of upper and lowerbands of elastic material and a plurality of separate inelastic stripsdisposed edge to edge and connecting said bands in vertical spacedrelation, and a relatively inelastic strap laced through the spacesbetweenesaidy strips and passing alternately in front vof and behindsaid strips, the ends of said strap being adapted for connection witheach other for the purpose specified.

4;. A supporter comprising a body encircling portion divided at itsfront and provided with reinforcing strips along its edges, one of saidstrips being formed of two plies of fabric united with each other at theedge and having their other edges secured to the supporter, the innerply having vertically spaced slots spaced inwardly, from said unitededges, a stay between said plies havingl eyes passing outwardly throughsaid slits, and fastenersvon the other reinforcing strip coperable withsaid eyes, the portion of said one reinforcing strip between said stayand said united edges forming a `covering flap for said fastenersl andeyes when engaged.

In testimony whereof I havehereunto set my hand. 1

AUGUST B. BECK.

